[Prognostication of complications in surgery of lung cancer]

Examinations of 286 men subjected to pneumonectomy demonstrated the possibility of predicting the immediate results of intervention on the basis of a comprehensive analysis of blood rheology, lipid peroxidation, cell (T lymphocyte, leukocyte, and reticulocyte counts) and gaseous composition of the blood (paO2, paCO2, and pHmet) and the characteristics of the structural and optic reaction of the blood serum to low-intensive laser exposure in vitro. This algorithm for predicting complications based on the minimal set of informative criteria proved to be correct in 75% of patients before surgery and 82.2% of patients on day 1 postoperation.